Eight Bells Archives

Eight Bells: Knight Coolidge

December 3rd, 2023

A. Knight Coolidge, 78, passed away peacefully November 13 in Damariscotta, ME. Knight was born in Chicago, Illinois, and developed

November 30th, 2023

Southern California yachtsman Doug Baker, a successful competitive sailor who regularly participated in the iconic Transpac race, has died. He

November 29th, 2023

Marshall Souder Lawson died November 24, 2023. Born in Richmond, VA, she was the daughter of The Rev. W. Holt

November 27th, 2023

John “Jack” Lynch, a top racing sailor and long-time race officer from Annapolis, MD, passed away on November 26, 2023.

November 17th, 2023

Juliette Clagett McLennan (January 7, 1946 – November 15, 2023), the co-founder and president of the non-profit organization Clagett Sailing,

November 15th, 2023

Mark Bowers, age 70 of Lake Minnetonka, passed away peacefully on November 9, 2023. Born on June 6, 1953 to

October 30th, 2023

Legendary land and ice sailor Bob Dill passed away after a battle with Alzheimer’s disease on October 28, 2023. Born

October 23rd, 2023

The yachting fraternity has its traditions, with Donald Street offering the proper protocol for saying goodbye: In the late 1970s,

October 16th, 2023

It remains a mystery of what happened to three Americans who in April disappeared while en route from Mexico to

October 9th, 2023

Cedric Gyles passed on September 24, 2023 at the age of 96 years old. He was one of the past